Black ribbon eel fungus

[jareddaniel41]

Can anyone help me identify what is wrong with my black ribbon eel. It looks like some kind of fungus

 

[fishguy242]

Hi welcome to the reef , best wishes...
@lion king @Slocke @Goaway

 

[Slocke]

#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal

Also post water parameters. Is alkalinity very high or pH low? High nutrients?

 

[Hats_]

how big and how old is your tank? what are water parameters, what are you feeding him and how often? eels often slime when stressed and it does look like it has few hiding places if at all...

 

[vetteguy53081]

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Can anyone help me identify what is wrong with my black ribbon eel. It looks like some kind of fungus

ese guys are messy housekeepers and often react to high nitrate levels. Assure nitrate and ammonia are not elevated
Safest treatment eels and sharks is general cure in a separate sterile tank

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can anyone help me identify what is wrong with my black ribbon eel. It looks like some kind of fungus

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

More background information is needed; how long you've had the fish, is it eating, what other fish are in with it, etc. This post explains all that:

Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis

A forum for discussing treatment and diagnosing saltwater reef fish.

www.reef2reef.com

Ribbon eels seem to have issues keeping track of their tail ends - other fish can bite them there, causing serious damage, and the eels don't seem able to keep their tails hidden from that.

External fungal diseases are very rare in marine fish. It could be a secondary bacterial infection though.

As a side note - that lionfish I see is pretty good size, if it gets hungry, it might be able to eat that clownfish.

Jay

 

[jareddaniel41]

Thanks everyone but he didn’t make it

 

[jareddaniel41]

#fishmedic
@Jay Hemdal

Also post water parameters. Is alkalinity very high or pH low? High nutrients?

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

More background information is needed; how long you've had the fish, is it eating, what other fish are in with it, etc. This post explains all that:

Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis

A forum for discussing treatment and diagnosing saltwater reef fish.

www.reef2reef.com

Ribbon eels seem to have issues keeping track of their tail ends - other fish can bite them there, causing serious damage, and the eels don't seem able to keep their tails hidden from that.

External fungal diseases are very rare in marine fish. It could be a secondary bacterial infection though.

As a side note - that lionfish I see is pretty good size, if it gets hungry, it might be able to eat that clownfish.

Jay

Yes I know so far so good I feed him every day
I wanted the lionfish in my predator tank but he was trying to eat my two bar gobies bad idea getting the lionfish lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks everyone but he didn’t make it

Oh no-how long did this develop?